Curriculum Vitae

hi@blairbanks.com

07 904 533 755

British and New Zealand Citizen

Personal statement:

With a degree in electronic commerce and running my own website and mobile app company I have the knowledge, experience and passion to be effective in the any online role. I am confident, keen, results driven, organised, patient, flexible and outgoing with work. Proven first hand experience in all the key areas – web design and building, creating and managing content using the WordPress CMS, SEO, Google Analytics and online marketing.

Previous Employment:

Appers Limited (2010 – Present) – Founder – New Zealand, London

Appers is a company which I started at university in 2010 which creates websites and mobile apps. Working with partner companies I have worked on three large scale clients requiring 100+ hours work from myself and many smaller scale projects. My largest current client has an average weekly turnover of £16,000 and are consistently growing. I take on most roles in the company so have acquired a broad range of skills in many areas. Clients have benefitted from working with someone that is hard working, patient and understanding.

Key responsibilities:

• App and website development work – Creating and maintaining a range of fully responsive websites, building mobile apps, linking systems through Zapier

• SEO – Developing so all websites and app listings are optimised for maximum searchability and ease of use

▪Effective communication skills with experience in dealing with people in person and online

▪Meeting deadlines through completion of phases and projects for clients

▪Constantly looking to learn – I am often signing up for courses online, watching Udemy videos, finding new books on Audible and researching online content for projects so I can provide the best for my clients

▪Excellent at working in teams and with people of all ages- at university, sports teams, previous employment and online interactions

▪Confident, reliable, patient, responsible, honest and trustworthy

Recent website work:

Thai Touch – Developed, maintaining and marketing a website with ecommerce and booking features. They are a New Zealand massage company with fourteen staff with a rapidly growing client base and an average weekly turnover of £16,000. I have worked with them since their beginning 2012. They started at their home and are now in the process of opening a third studio. We have implemented and online booking system and online store selling massage vouchers. It has changed a large part of their business as they now sell vouchers to people all over the world rather than only through their clinic. I also help them with their social media marketing, Google AdWords and analytics. This project is ongoing as I am continually updating their online shop and assisting with their social media work. I spend an average of 10 hours a month with them on website updates and marketing.

London Children’s Practice – Redesigned the website for a specialist speech and language therapy and occupational therapy provider. Throughout the process I worked closely with the staff to create training enabling them to maintain the website themselves.

St John’s Wood Pre-Prep – They are a North London school focusing from Nursery to Year Two. I created two website systems. 1. A database where parents could create an account and update the information for their family. 2. A website for parents to register their child for the school. Both were to make the admin side of child and family information easier and faster to work with. I arranged a beta tests and gathered feedback. I then implemented changes.

The Taste Project – Developed and maintained an ecommerce website selling and delivering fresh produce to the Waikato region. I also was involved in the branding design, supply chain process and marketing plan.

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Zespri International – Developed a training website for the world’s largest marketer of Kiwifruit. They sell to more than 53 countries and manage 30% of the global volume. I have worked on multiple projects for Zespri with a partner company.

Udemy is an online learning platform full of courses on a range of topics. I enjoy learning and am often joining new courses in a range of areas. Online learning is an exciting area and I will continue it.